Before the rest of the schedules are released we would like to go over the rules and regulations for this event. These guidelines were released to help prevent any conflict before or during this event.
Refunds: There will be no refunds for any team pulling out of this event.
Forfeits: Forfeits will be enforced to keep the games on time. Any teams that purposely forfeits because of non pool advancement will not be allowed to enter any other Basketball Spotlight Events.
Playing Times: All Games Use Stop Clocks
10U Division- 2 (12 Minute Halves)
11U Division- 2 (12 Minute Halves)
12U Division- 2 (14 Minute Halves)
13U Division- 2 (15 Minute Halves)
14U Division- 2 (16 Minute Halves)
Fouls:
Foul Out- 6 Fouls
1-1 Bonus- 10 Fouls
Double Bonus- 13 Fouls
Game Time and Grace Period:
Each Team is responsible of being at the gym at least 15 minutes before their scheduled game. There will be no grace period allowed for any games. There will only be a 5 minute warm up time before the game and at halftime.
Time Outs:
There will two full timeouts a half (4 per game) for each team. No carry over and no 30 seconds time outs.
Uniforms: Each Team must have two sets of uniforms (light and dark).
Mercy Rule:
If a team is ahead by 20 points or more with 2 minutes remaining in the contest the game will be called at that point. The team ahead by 20 will be awarded the victory.
Player Ejections:
Any player ejected from a game will be suspended the next game. Any player involved in or ejected for fighting will be suspended the remainder of the tournament.
Birth Certificates:
All teams must have birth certificates for each player on their roster in case of a challenge. Each team will be allowed 3 grade exceptions.
Daily Admissions: $7 (No Weekend Passes)- Only Two Coaches, a Statistician and Players Will Be Admitted Free.
Tie Breaker Criteria (In Order):
1. Won-Loss Record
2. Head to Head Competition
3. Point System (Margin Of Victory)- Any team winning by more than 15 points will only be rewarded 15 points for the victory. So if you win by 20 points you still will be rewarded only 15 points.
4. Least Amount of Points allowed in Pool Play
5. Coin Flip
Fairness and Competitiveness: Score Clocks and Official Book
We at Basketball Spotlight like to promote fairness and competitiveness at our tournaments. Therefore we would like each team to have a statistician available at the game. We would like one person from each team to seat at the score table. One person will do the official book (provided by us) while the opposing statistician will operate the score clock. We feel this will make both teams very comfortable which is important in this highly competitive event. In the event that a team doesn't have a rep for the scores table we will provide someone.
